harmonies and rhythmns and lots of his favourite interval - the 4th !
The instrument names I ve written down obviously refer to the Yellow
Shark version.
I ve tabbed the different variations of the main tune rather than try
and do the whole piece.
To save repeating myself and creating a huge long file,
I ve just tabbed out the parts in the variations that are
different from the previous versions.
Once you ve got the first two bits sussed (what I ve called
tune 1A and 1B) the rest is nearly all repeats of this
with literally just a handful of notes changed.
I ve labelled the different lines for tunes 1A and 1B and then just
out one new line and then put - repeat lines 2A to 12A.
I hope this is easy enough to follow.
The rhythmn for this is basically all 8th notes (quavers if you prefer).
Note that the first 8th notes of most bars is a rest - so a lot of
the phrases have 7 notes.
I find it sounds best when you pick all the notes individually rather
than use hammer-ons or pull-offs. If you use one finger per fret
(1st finger - 9th fret, 2nd finger - 10th fret etc) then you can play about
90% of it without changing position.
Tune 1A :
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E|
B12101210|
G11911119|
D129119| line 1A
A12|
E|
E|
B1210|
G1199|
D119111199911| line 2A
A129|
E|
E|
B12101210|
G119119|
D1199119| line 3A
A|
E|
E|
B1210|
G11999|
D119119119| line 4A
A|
E|
E12|
B1210121012|
G11911119|
D11| line 5A
A|
E|
E|
B1211|
G1199|
D11991199| line 6A
A121212|
E|
E911129|
B12101210|
G11119|
D119| line 7A
A12|
E|
E911129119|
B121210|
G119811|
D119| line 8A
A|
E|
E|
B12101210|
G119119|
D119119| line 9A
A12|
E|
E|
B1210|
G1199119|
D11911911| line 10A
A|
E|
E12|
B10121012|
G11911119|
D911| line 11A
A|
E|
E9|
B1210|
G119|
D11991199| line 12A
A121212|
E|
(Insert cymbal crash here !)
Tune 1B :
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Piano and mandolin.
First line is slightly different from line 1A. Lines 2 & 3 are the same as
for tune 1A. Last three lines are again slightly different from tune 1A.
Now it s basically the same tune again but played up two frets so
its in C#m instead of Bm. There is also a two part harmony going with
a few quirky notes stuck in.
Play line 1B, then lines 2A-6A all moved up 2 frets and that will be
about right. If you want to be *really* picky, there is a note missed
out from line 6A (the third note - 9th fret G string).
Tune 1C
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Strings and flute. Back in Bm.
This is a note-for-note copy of tune 1A except that the
first line has a few different notes.
(N.B This whole tune is played in parallel 4ths. It s easier to
play the single notes as I ve tabbed above, but if you want a
challenge try playing the two harmony parts on the lower strings.
Move the tune down an octave and then add a harmony part a 4th below.
To get the hang of the rhythm here all I can suggest is practise
a lot ! After a lot of careful listening I was able to play along
up to this point - but it s hard to keep it going for the whole section!
It s made easier by the fact that the percussion beats out a steady
4/4 beat throughout this section to use as a reference.
The stuff that I ve left out after here is quite a large chunk.
After a while the whole ensemble plays this little tune in unison :
As before, this tune is actually played in 4ths. It s harder to play
the two parts at the proper speed, but if you want to try, here
is the 2-part version of the same tune :
After a few little phrases on the brass, there is another little tune
in 4ths (played on the piano). This one is OK to play at full speed as
it uses a couple of open strings to make it easier.